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Yorkshire County Division was downgraded to East Riding Coastal Area and 221st Brigade was broken up. On 11 December 11th Gloucesters transferred to
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Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional units), 2 April 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/515.
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broken up on 31 August and its men drafted away, the process being complete by the end of the year. The regiment was formally disbanded on 28 February 1945.
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fighters. The increasing HAA defences and fighters began to drive the
Japanese to attack at low level, which made them targets for the LAA Bofors guns.
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in February 1942, but left before it had been assigned to a brigade. On 7 May the regiment joined
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as they were relieved from Japanese ground attacks.
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when that static defence formation was organised at
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269:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
335:Formation sign of Fourteenth Army.
261:118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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578:Farndale,
503:, Annex M.
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301:Bangalore
110:Battalion
764:Maj-Gen
681:Gen Sir
580:Far East
381:The Hump
369:Tinsukia
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317:Madras
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